Grant defends gay marriage plan ahead of key vote

Maidstone and Weald MP and equalities minister Helen Grant has defended plans for same-sex marriage ahead of a key Commons vote tonight.

MEP faces being slung out

The Kent MEP who leads the Conservative group in the European Parliament is facing a battle to carry on after failing to secure enough votes.

'We have no plan B'

Education chiefs say they are ploughing ahead with plans for a satellite grammar school... despite an alternative government scheme.

More than 50 want to run K College

As many as 50 organisations - including colleges and companies - have expressed an interest in taking over struggling K College when it is broken up.

Inquiry starts into £100m A21 widening

A long-awaited public inquiry into plans to dual one of the county's busiest stretches of roads starts today.

Stop rowing over EU warns Kent Tory MEP

The Kent leader of Conservative MEPs has urged his party to stop squabbling about when a referendum should be held on Europe.

Labour quashes rumours of Lib Dem coalition bid

The leader of Kent's labour group has denied it could join forces with the Lib Dems at County Hall to stop UKIP from becoming official opposition.

Council deputy leader loses job in reshuffle

KCC's second highest ranking councillor has lost his role as part of a cabinet reshuffle.

Latchford chosen as new Kent UKIP party leader

A former Tory has been chosen to lead the 17-strong UKIP group at Kent County Council.

No sanctions against ex-far right UKIP candidate

A UKIP candidate in the county elections who was once an active member of the National Front will not be asked to withdraw, it's been revealed.

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Ed Miliband visit

Labour leader Ed Miliband has been on the campaign trail in Kent today with the battle for control of the largest county council in the country beginning in earnest.

MP demands review of plan to send homeless families to Kent

An MP's demanded a meeting with the chief executive of a London council after it said it was to offer homeless families places to live in Margate.

George Osborne

£5m for adult social care

Consultants could be paid £5m to advise on care for vulnerable adults.

KCC consultants

Kent County Council spent more than £4.5million on consultants in a year - the equivalent of more than £370,000 a month - we can reveal.

K College loan

Governors of the financially-troubled K College were forced to write off a loan of nearly £300,000 to a company it set up to develop specialist training courses, it has emerged.

School transport review

Kent County Council is to review a decision that ended discretionary free transport for hundreds of children attending grammar schools.

School closures

Ofsted inspection